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Tonight is the grand finale of Dancing With The Stars season ? The remaining contestants are Ricki, Rob, and J.R. All three of them have proven themselves on the dance floor. They have stamina, they have drive, and they have desire, and they also have something [...]

Brian Stokes Mitchell: on YouTube I went to a concert recently with my daughter. She has big dreams. She wanted to hear Brian Stokes Mitchell sing. It wasn’t a rock concert- no screaming teenagers and loud, over-dubbed, synthesized music. We were there to hear a star from Broadway croon classics from South Pacific, Porgy and [...]

I am still recovering from last weekend in Atlanta where we had a “Spooktacular” time! It was the weekend before Halloween and there were plenty of tricks and treats to be seen on and off the dance floor. Competitors were treated to a first rate Rising Star Friendly event in the stunning Peachtree Ballroom of [...]

Whew! Boston! It was a whirlwind trip for me- but oh, so worth it!!! Boston is beautiful. The people, the brick buildings, the weather, the harbor, the ballroom, and of course … the dancing! From sunrise to sunset, dancers from all across the country were lighting up the city with their inner-beauty and their outer [...]

In light of the recent developments of Hurricane Irene, I can’t help worrying about our dance friends who lie in the path of this very real storm. Our friends in North Carolina, Philadelphia, NYC, NJ, DC and Boston may have to do more than dance in the rain. I’m worrying about gail-force winds, flooding and [...]

I’m flying home early from The Greenville Newcomer’s Challenge to be with my son who turns ten years old today. But I have to say a quick word about this lovely little town where the grass really was greener! The dancing was hot enough to make some people turn green with envy, but there were no [...]

I have a closet full of shoes- high heels, peep-toes, stilettos, sling-backs, sandals, flip-flops and boots are what you’d imagine, right? Well, that’s only partially correct… I’m actually talking about a closet full of dance shoes! :-/ It seems that although my shoe size hasn’t changed over the past several years, I  have collected a [...]

I love refrigerator magnets; you know- the ones with inspirational sayings on them. I give them to my kids and to friends for a quick and easy ‘thinking of you.’ I even buy them for myself as a reminder of certain things my dad would say to help pick me up when I am struggling with something. [...]

I just heard this on an episode of SYTYCD that my daughter was watching:  ”Dance is the language of the soul.” I believe Nigel Lythgoe couldn’t have said it more simply or eloquently. When we dance, we connect with one another by expressing what the music brings out of us. Ballroom dance brings two souls together [...]

Why do we dance? I think there are many reasons: for the exercise, for self expression, for the glamour, etc., … but most people I talk to say it’s because they HAVE TO; dance is as much a part of them as breathing. So what about competing? Why should we put the added stress of needing [...]